Latexo El, Latexo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Latexo El

Latexo Elementary is a small rural school in Houston County serving Pre-K through sixth grade in the community of Latexo, Texas. The school sits in a stable, predominantly agricultural setting where the district itself is a significant local employer and the school calendar and facilities have been shaped by recent operational choices.

The student body reflects the local demographics: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic minority and very small numbers of students of other backgrounds. The school's enrollment has remained steady at just under three hundred students. State testing data reveals a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, performance is stronger in the upper grades, with sixth grade showing solid proficiency and fifth grade approaching half proficiency, while third and fourth grades show lower results. Mathematics is a softer area across all grades, with proficiency rates ranging from low to modest, and fifth-grade science proficiency is particularly low. Taken as a whole, the school's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Houston County, a position that a parent may want to examine more closely with the school to understand what support systems are in place and what academic priorities the school has set.

One structural feature parents should know about: Latexo ISD operates a four-day school week, with school running Monday through Thursday and Fridays off (called Flex Fridays). The instructional day extends from early morning to late afternoon to meet state requirements. This calendar, adopted in 2020-2021 and still in effect, was designed to support teacher recruitment and retention. Families will need to plan childcare differently than in traditional five-day districts, and some may find the longer daily schedule works well for their situation while others will not.

The district recently completed a substantial capital investment: a new multi-purpose gymnasium facility at the high school campus opened in early 2023, along with a dining room addition to the elementary gymnasium. These are permanent improvements that support both student programming and community events.

Latexo itself is a very small rural town with a population in the low hundreds, oriented around agriculture and local employment. The school complex is the civic anchor of the community, and most families own homes. The setting is quiet and small-town, with schools accessible to the residential population. Larger shopping and services are a short drive away in Crockett or Lufkin. This is the right environment for families drawn to rural schools and small class sizes, though those seeking a broader range of academic or extracurricular options, or more diverse peer groups, would likely look elsewhere.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 34%

even with state median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 14 pts below state median

This schoolLATEXO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income41%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income38%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income68%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income68%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income28%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income23%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income21%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income36%4 pp gap